THE ENGLISH MASTIFF. 199 
were mastiffs Mr. Lukey had in those days!’ is Bill George’s eulogium of 
them. This bitch was bred by the Duke of Devonshire, and must therefore 
have been one of the Chatsworth breed. The third animal, ‘L’Ami, was a 
brindled dog of such vast size and weight that he was taken about and shown 
in England in the year 1829, the price of admission being one shilling. Of 
the head of this dog also I have a drawing, and it shows him to be very full 
and round above the eyes, with a broad, heavy muzzle and remarkably deep 
flews, the ears being cropped close. This dog, with the exception of rather 
heavier flews, answered exactly to the type of Vandyke’s mastiff.” 
The mastiff has been crossed with the bulldog in many cases, 
some modern strains being largely imbued with that blood, which 
is shown in the small semi-erect ear, in the turned-up nose, and 
in general shape. There is no objection to a slight infusion of 
this blood, which amalgamates remarkably well with that of the 
mastiff, but a bloodhound cross is to be strongly deprecated, on 
account of the savage temper transmitted with it. Hence a long, 
narrow, domed head, with a large ear and a red “haw,” which 
are all bloodhound points, are to be carefully eschewed. As I shall 
presently state, the Cuban mastiff, being crossed with the blood- 
hound, is for that reason to be avoided in breeding English 
mastiffs. 
The points of the English mastiff are :— 
VALUE VALUE 
Head, 20 Size, 5 
Eyes, 5 Colour, . ee 
Ears, . 5 | Coat, . ~ 8 
Muzzle, 5 Tail, . 5 
Neck, . ‘ 5 Symmetry, 5 
Shoulders and chest, . 10 Temperament, 5 
Legs and feet, 4 10 —— 
Loins, . : . 10 Total, . 100 
The head is massive in all directions, but should be specially flat, 
and free from bloodhound dome or occipital protuberance. There 
is, however, a slight furrow down the middle, as will be seen in 
the head of “ Wallace.” Brows sharp but low. 
Eyes.—These are small, and not at all prominent, but they must 
not show the gunken setting of the bloodhound type, and on no 
account “the sealing-wax ” or red “haw.” The expression, though 
grand, is mild, and without sourness. In colour they are brown of 
various shades. 
